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Table 3 Results by procedure type

From: A systematic review of the single-stage treatment of chronic osteomyelitis

Treatment method

Patients

Non-recurrence (%)

Debridement alone

44

54.50

Debridement + PMMA gentamicin beads

29

79.30

Debridement + Lautenbach

31

82.60

Debridement + Ca-Phos & Abx-loaded bone matrix

20

86.40

Debridement + bioactive glass

24

87.50

Debridement + Osteoset-T (Ca-S + tobramycin)

153

88.20

Debridement + allograft bone

26

92.30

Debridement + Abx-loaded Ca-Phos HA

39

92.90

Debridement + muscle flap

61

95.10

Debridement + cerament G (Ca-S HA + gentamicin)

78

97.40

  1. PMMA polymethyl methacrylate, Ca-S calcium sulphate, Ca-S HA calcium sulphate + hydroxyapatite, Ca-Phos HA calcium phosphate + hydroxyapatite